Where does “brukssamhälle” come from?
brukssamhälle (Swedish) comes from Swedish samhälle, from Old Norse samheldi.
brukssamhälle (Swedish): a community (typically a small town) having grown up around one or more mills or works (industrial facilities, typically dealing with wood, iron, or glass); a mill town, a company town
Definitions
- a community (typically a small town) having grown up around one or more mills or works (industrial facilities, typically dealing with wood, iron, or glass); a mill town, a company town
Ancestry of “brukssamhälle”, step by step
brukssamhälle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish samhälle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | samhälle | a society; a long-standing group of people... |
| 2 | Old Norse | samheldi | — |
via Swedish bruk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bruk | a use, usage; a custom, a fashion, a tradition, a... |